Saturday, April 25, 2009

My girl DJ Bonaparte just put me on to this Lazer Sword mix, and its really winning right now. The tracklist should sell you on it... they just did a show in NYC last night but clearly I missed it. If you're in Boston tonight you can check them at Great Scott. (THANKS BONAPARTE!)

"TAXI FARE Vol. 3Best of Dancehall 2008 is uploaded and ready for download. 2008 was such a big year for Dancehall music. So many huge tunes, huge moments. From Usain Bolt's 9.68 seconds to Mavado and Cocoa Tea's hair raising Barack Obama anthems... Jamaica was on fire last year!!

I really tried to bring the excitement of this past year's music and events to the mix, covering all the the big tunes like Sweep, Nuh Linga, So Special, No Games, 100 Stab... Tunes that at their own particular point in time were literally the hottest joints in the dance."

Along with DJs Sober (of Satin Sheets fame) and Select he keeps Texas tight, these kidz put out a lot of really loveable shit and host parties that I'm sure are rillyrillyreal. Check them out if you're in the area, otherwise peep the mixtape, I'm feeling it:

I have had this song stuck in my head for a few days now... I remember singing this in Grant Park with a bunch of beezies before teen swim at the pool, omg. The video goes SO hard. It put a big smile on my face this morning. and this one too:

I totally did not appreciate how dope this beat is, but this is a jam and Mystikal had a really good thing going for a while... remember "Danger?" Nivea's second appearance on A Better Roni! They don't make the epic music video like they used to...

This track is dece, I honestly love songs about the zodiac (ie, Beyonce's "Signs" and R. Kelly's "The Best Sex I Ever Had" when he says "Inside of your walls there will dwell a Capricorn."). So chekchekchekchek, chekitout.

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Found this on HS, Parra Soundsystem's latest mix "The Art of Partying." Cats are out of Amsterdam, very good stuff, I hope you enjoy it. Good use of the "Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel" sample on track 14, nice bit of Abba on 15, and anyone who has enjoyed Danny McBride's latest and greatest, Eastbound and Down, peep track 5.

New for Young Money, the major hunny Nicki Minaj. I have a feeling she is the new Lil Mama with "I Get Crazy," but she has some pretty ill flowz. I like that she is rocking' the witch motif... "When shit gets too crazy, I just get on my broom and fly away." oh word?? word. with the striped stockings and everything...

I love the "COMMUNITY!" music vids, this one is rad. I'm a sucker for all three of them, even though I think Shawty Lo's verse could not be more of a joke (see "I look down on you") and his facial hair makes him look like a Bratz doll.

Friday, April 17, 2009

This isn't new news... but what do you think Diddy had to say about this? I bet he was really supportive and said she looked hot but then sent a text to his closest buds like "WTF my girlfriend is wilin'!!!"

Del just put out a new album online, download it for free here. He is one of the top five artists I have seen live most in my lifetime, and he never fails to disappoint. Totally ubiquitous NEP tunes, I'm happy to see he is still doin' it well.

I have to be totally honest, this is mayyyybe one of my favorite videos ever ever. I guess I just missed these two a lot (and ghost) and their 'fits are so unbelievably fly. The Gucci puffy vest?? And obvi the "Ayo" hat in Blazer colors?? So good. (get it at Goliath if you're in the NYC area)

I misplaced the link for the track alone but it's out there somewhere...

Swizz seems to hang out in that lukewarm never quite making the jump-off territory, but I'm a fan. and "I'm cool, like some ice cream, with them cherries on the top, 'cause you haterz won't stop." Notice that his beats are only a few degrees away from some hyphy 90's jock-jamz pop trackz? Yezzir.

These are pretty dope. Go ahead and hate, but if I rolled into work in these NO ONE would be like, "Um, are you a messenger here to deliver some packages or something??" They would know I was so official. LANVIN.